An Taisce appeal puts plans for 21-storey development at Apollo House site on hold
An Taisce claim that the proposal does not protect the major cultural inheritance of the surrounding area.
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An Taisce claim that the proposal does not protect the major cultural inheritance of the surrounding area.
An office block with retail units will be built on the property in Dublin city centre.
Apollo House site goes on sale with permission for a new office-block in its place.
The office block on Dublin’s Tara Street is about to be torn down.
An RTÉ story last year said that Ogle’s Unite union sought an exemption from providing social housing during Apollo House.
Many former residents feel let down.
The Home Sweet Home campaign received widespread attention when it took over Apollo House on Hawkins Street for homeless people.
Stephen “Jack” Watson had previously been deported from Australia.
About €129,000 was unspent after the occupation of Apollo House in Dublin ended.
Hawkins House – widely known as the capital’s ‘ugliest building’ – will also be redeveloped.
Brendan Carr said that the funds raised by the campaign should “be immediately put to use assisting people in housing need”.
The campaign responsible for the occupation of Apollo House has been quiet in recent months.
The Dublin City councillor said that the criticism of the council was unfair and the occupation “didn’t achieve anything”.
The film director is proud of what the Apollo House occupation achieved.
Legal proceedings formally ended yesterday.
The receivers intend to sell the building, which forms part of a block due for re-development.
Objections about plans for the site have been made to An Bord Pleanála.
The bill was narrowly voted down in the Dáil yesterday.
Hazel Larkin tells her personal experience of what supporting residents meant to them – and to her.
The occupation of Apollo House has ended – but what happens next?
There were tears and cheers in equal measure this morning following today’s leaving Apollo House.
The majority of residents and activists formally left the building this afternoon.
The remaining occupants of the Nama-controlled building have been ordered to vacate the building by the High Court.
The minister said misinformation has been swirling on Twitter.
They had been ordered to leave the building by 12 noon today.
This country needs a lot more people to say enough is enough, and on many more issues than homelessness, writes Frankie Gaffney.
The activist group says alternative accommodation is not appropriate.
Residents at the facility are to be housed in two new ‘acclimation facilities’.
Quentin Sheridan is no longer permitted to enter Apollo House.
Talks between Government and activists went on until late last night.
Quentin Sheridan originally founded the group in October.
That is according to the agency’s annual report, published yesterday.
The group have been ordered to leave the building by next Wednesday.
Carrie Hennessy, who is herself homeless, handed in a petition to the Department of Finance today.
Around 250 people took part in a march to the Department of Finance this afternoon.
The movement is going global.
The group behind the occupied Nama-controlled building, Home Sweet Home, has launched the service following “extremely generous donations from the Irish public”.
The group said a number of Nama-owned buildings have been cherry-picked for occupation.
Owen Keegan has criticised the occupation.
Occupiers say they aren’t planning on leaving on 11 January.